Apparatus for purifying water for steam boilers and the like



A L. SAVARY-CARLIER. APPARATUS FOR PURIFYING WATER FOR STEAM BOILERS AND THE LIKE.

' APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26,19H.

, 1 ,4: 1 3, 9 37 Patented Apr. 25, 1922.

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\ mv'E-NToR WITNESSES A BY} A I L. SAVARY-CARLIER.

APPARATUS FOR PURIFYING WATER FOR ST EAM BOILERS AND THE LIKE.

' APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26,1911 1,413,937.. e e pr. 25, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- WlTNE5SES1 lNVENTOR M /Zm- [TED STATS Air ith LEONCE sAvARrcARLInR, or 'BAPAUME, FRANCE;

APPARATUS FOR PURIFYING WATER/FOR STEAM'BOILEHS AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent; Patentedakpr, 25, 1922. Application filed June 26,1911. Seria1 1t'o., 635,304. l

(GRANTED unnna Tun rnovisrons or THE Aeror MARCH 3, 1921, 4:1 'HSTAT. n, 1313.

To all whom it'may concern I Y Be it known that I, LE'oNoE SAVERYCAR-' LIER, a citizen of France, residing at 76 Fan bourg de Pronne,-Bapaume, PaS-de CalaiS,

in the Republic of France, have invented.

new and. useful Improvements in Apparatus forPurifying 'Water for Steam Boilers and the like, (for which I have filed applications in England June 29, 1911, Patent No. 15,229; in France June -8, 1911, Patent No. 430,705; in Germany Mar. 6, 1912, Patent No. 259,116;

in Switzerland June 23, 1911, Patent No. 56,220; in Austria June 28, 1911, Patent No.

63,372, and in Holland June 4, 191.2,Patent No. 136,) of which the following is a specifil cation.

I This invention relates to apparatus for the p purification of water to be used in steam a rising column, forming boilersand the like.

The invention has for object improved apparatus for this -purpose in which steam,

either live steam or exhaust steam,is caused to act upon the water to be purified'inside a vertical" or approximately vertical pipe closed at the bottom in such a manner as to.

oblige the two fluids to rise in this pipe as therein a sort of emulsion. I

By this means,tl1e lime stone particles and other foreign bodies contained in the water collect and stick together to form spongy lumps soaked with water,'which adhere to the walls of the apparatus and free themselves therefrom when their weight is sufficient. These lumps are prevented from hardening by the water which they contain,

which facilitates the cleaning of the purifier. 4

These lumps have now lost [the property of forming again with the water the intimate mixture that existedbefore the separation, so that the water thus purified'and drawn off is completely freed from the limestone and otherforeign bodies originally held in suspension therein.

The improvedapparatus is constituted of 'a'cylindric reservoir surmounted by a 001% umn formed of superposed headers divided *by a partition provided in each header into two vertical ducts which. communicate with each'other at the'top,'one being closed at the bottom whilst the other leads into the reser- ;-v01r.

through a perforated plate and the steam is Thewater is led into. the first duct introduced therein at a levelbelow the plate,

- "In the drawing the mixtureof water and steam rising in a column in the duct where the purification is effected,-whilst the purified water comes down again through the other duct into the reservoip'at the. bottom, where it deposits the foreign bodies carried along by it.

One constructionalform of the improved apparatus is illustrated by way'of example in the accompanying drawings:

tion; i a v F1gf5. 2, 3, 1, '5, are transverse sections F'g; 1 's a vertical section; partly in elevataken approximatelyaccording to the corof strong sheet metal/and which is slightly inclinedand-closed at the top, Each header lS PIOVldGdWllllI a vertical'partition, which when the" headers-are superposed forms a single "partition 27"" dividing the column formed by the headers into two vertical ducts-28, 429. The partition 27 not extending quite to the top of'theheader 5', thetwo ducts are in: communication at the: topqthe partition ofthe'header 5 has the same inclination as this header itself. By means-of this inclination, the mixture of water and steam on arriving at the top of the ascending duct-I28 flows over. the upper edge of the partition 27 and falls into the descending duct29 in the form of a rain which is thoroughly mixed with the team in the descending' duct, instead of running down the wall of the descending duct aswould be the case if the upper partofthe partition 27 5- wereupright; ,Moreover the line separated falls thus along the axis of the descending duct instead 'ofdescending along the wall of the descending duct and adhering upon, the same.

The ductl'or chamber 28 is closed 'at-thebolr tom end by a horizontal partition 28*, whilst the duct'29 is prolonged at its lower endIinto I the inside of the reservoir 1 by. means-of a ,pipe' 30 whichreaches to within a certain dis- ;tanceof theflbottom of the reservoir. H

= LA pipe 7 leads into the duct 28, which pipe is :for leading. the steam Qlive orexhaust) into the apparatus and isprovided with a stop valve 6 which can be controlled by means of a hand wheel. A pipe 9 leads the water to be purified into the duct 28 at a level somewhat above that of the steam pipe 7 The pipe 9 has a stop valve 8 controlled like the valve 6 and the pipe leads into a chamber 10 in the side of the header 3 and separated from the duct 28 by a vertical plate 11 perforated with very small holes arranged preferably so as to be as little as possible in alignment in the vertical direction.

The header 3 carries a pipe 12 at the side of the chamber or duct 29, which pipe is bent into the vertical and is provided with a cock 13 which can be actuated by a lever and a chain. A pipe 14: carried bythe header 2 serves for the take off of the purified water. A man-hole 15 in the reservoir 1, enables the pieces of line stone and other material deposited on the bottom of the reservoir 1, to be rendered accessible for removal. A discharge cook 16 is provided for discharging the water fromthe reservoir 1 when cleaning. A drain cock 17 to which is attached a discharge pipe, is provided for emptying the duct 28. The header 2 may be cleaned by means of a manhole 18. and the header l by means of two hinged doors 19,- 20. The stirrups 21 to 26 provided with handwheels and jack screws ensure hermetic closing of the manholes 15, 1S and the doors 19, The general arrangement of the headers and their man-holes and doors renders the apparatus easy to assemble and clean.

The hereinbefore described purifier 'operates inthe following manner:

To start the purifier, steam isadmitted to the duct 7 by opening the stop valve 6 to a point indicated on the graduated hand wheel. The steam enters the lower part of the header'2 in which it gradually expands. It then rises successively into the chamber 28 of the headers 2, 3 and 1, and arrives at the top of the header-'5 which is in communication with the chamber 29. The steam then descends from the header 5 to the header 4, and thence to the'header 3, from which it can escape by the pipe '12 and the cock 18 which is opened for this purpose. When the steam issues strongly from the cook 13, the water to be purified is admitted to the atomizing chamber 10. For this'purpose the stop 8is gradually opened and the water then passes through the perforated plate 11 from which it is projected as a fine rain into the duct: 28 of theheader 2' at a position slightly above the'steam inlet.

The foreign bodies are thus separated from the'water and collect in spongy lumps on the walls of the duct 28. Thereafter the purified water mixed with steam rises towards-the: top of the -header 5 whence it passes from the ascending duct 28 into the descending duct 29, from which it flows through the pipe 30 to the bottom of the reservoir 1. p

i i hen' the apparatus has beeenworking for some time the pieces of lime stone and other materials which collect .on the walls 7 ot the ascending duct become sufliciently large and free themselves owing to their own weight, whereby they are carried along by the column of water and steam to the bottom of the reservoir 1, where they are deposited. i hen the deposits in the reservoir attain the height of the cook 16 they are withdrawn through the man-hole 15.

To properly regulate the working of the apparatus it is necessary to adjust the water admitted to suit. the steam, which is etlected with great ease by means of numbered indications on the hand. wheel of the valves 6 and 8. In this manner the desired volume of purified water can be obtained. When the regulation is thus effected a slight cloud oi steam should be observed. issuing from the cocklS and at this instant this cookie closed when the apparatus, will work automatically without any supervision andwithout fear of the degree of purification changing. 1 V

To stop the operation of the apparatus the regulating cock 13-.is first opened, the steam and, water. admission valve: being then gradually closed ,untilthey are completely shutdown. The drain cock 1'? is then. opened to enable the working water column 100 to be discharged from the purifying duct 28.

Various 'modificationsindetail may obviously hes-introduced into the hereinbefore described construction of the apparatus without exceeding thescope of the invention;

Having now described my invention what .i claim as new and desire to secure by Let-- ters Patentis:

1. In apparatus for purifying water, a reservcir a column formed o'f-sup'erposed 110 headers, thiscolurnn being mounted on the reservoirand closedatthe top, a; partition in each header-arranged to divide the column 7 into an ascending duct and descending duct, means forclosing the ascending duct .115 at the bottom end"; means for interconnect" ing the t wo ducts: at their upper'ends, means for connecting the descending duct to the reservoir: and" means-for suppyl-iing the water to be purified andthe-steam at'the 120 .lower end oi -the ascending duct.

- connected headers this column beingmounted on the reservoir and closed at the top, a

partition in each header arranged to divide the, column into an ascending duct and a;

descending duct, Imeans for closing the as:

cending duct at its bottom end, means :for

, interconnecting:thetwo ducts at theirup per ends, means for connecting the descending duct to the reservoir, means for supplying steam to the lower end of the ascending duct, a perforated plate mounted in the wall of this duct above the steam inlet and means for admitting the Water to be purified to V the duct through this perforate-d plate.

V at its bottom end, means for interconnecting the two ducts at their upper endsymeans for connecting the descending duct to the reservoir, and means for supplying the water to be purified and steam to'the lower end of the ascending duct.

4. In apparatus for purifying Water, a reservoir, a column formed of superposed and connected headers this column being mounted on the reservoir and closed at the to a partition in each header arranged to dlvidewthe ing duct at its bottom end, means for interconnecting the two ducts at their upperends, means for connecting the descending duct to the reservoir, means for supp-lying the water column into'an ascending duct and a de v scendlng duct, means for closing the ascend;

so, I

to be purified and the steam to the'lower end of the ascending duct, and means for connecting at will and regulablythe descending duct with the atmosphere.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. V

I "LEoNoE SAVARY-OARLIER i Witnesses: a

LoUIs MosEs, DEAN MASON; 

